Mervyn Johns Movies

  • 1949
    Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

    Helter Skelter

    6.21949HD

    A detective gets involved with a wealthy socialite who can't seem to stop hiccuping.

    Helter Skelter
  • 1946
    The Captive Heart

    The Captive Heart

    The Captive Heart

    6.41946HD

    A series of stories about the lives and loves of men in a Prisoner of War camp over five years. The main story is of Hasek (Redgrave) a Czech soldier...

    The Captive Heart
  • 1963
    The Old Dark House

    The Old Dark House

    The Old Dark House

    5.81963HD

    An American car salesman in London becomes mixed up in a series of fatal occurrences at a secluded mansion.

    The Old Dark House
  • 1949
    Edward, My Son

    Edward, My Son

    Edward, My Son

    6.51949HD

    Following the death of his only son, a ruthless businessman reflects on his life, his unhappy marriage and his questionable parenting skills.

    Edward, My Son
  • 1954
    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    Romeo and Juliet

    5.11954HD

    In Shakespeare's classic play, the Montagues and Capulets, two families of Renaissance Italy, have hated each other for years, but the son of one...

    Romeo and Juliet
  • 1953
    The Master of Ballantrae

    The Master of Ballantrae

    The Master of Ballantrae

    5.71953HD

    Scottish highlander Jamie Durie falls into a life of piracy after joining the failed rebellion of Bonnie Prince Charlie against the British crown.

    The Master of Ballantrae
  • 1947
    Captain Boycott

    Captain Boycott

    Captain Boycott

    6.71947HD

    Based on real events, this historical drama is set in 19th-century Ireland, when poverty-stricken tenants dispossessed by greedy landowner Capt....

    Captain Boycott
  • 1973
    The National Health

    The National Health

    The National Health

    6.851973HD

    Peter Nichols adapted his own hit play to the screen, based on his experiences in hospitals. A riotous black comedy that's as timely today as ever,...

    The National Health
  • 1943
    The Bells Go Down

    The Bells Go Down

    The Bells Go Down

    6.81943HD

    Comedian Tommy Trinder plays it straight in this tribute to the wartime AFS (Auxiliary Fire Service). The dedicated band who kept the fires of London...

    The Bells Go Down
  • 1963
    80,000 Suspects

    80,000 Suspects

    80,000 Suspects

    6.8891963HD

    A doctor's already-shaky marriage is tested to an even greater extent when he has to contend with a smallpox epidemic.

    80,000 Suspects
  • 1952
    Tall Headlines

    Tall Headlines

    Tall Headlines

    5.81952HD

    A family is torn apart when their eldest son is hanged for the murder of a young girl.

    Tall Headlines
  • 1940
    Girl in the News

    Girl in the News

    Girl in the News

    6.4171940HD

    An elderly lady manages to sneak some pills away from her nurse and dies of an overdose. The nurse is tried for murder and acquitted. Some time later...

    Girl in the News
  • 1960
    Never Let Go

    Never Let Go

    Never Let Go

    6.61960HD

    John Cummings, an unsuccessful cosmetics salesman, has his unpaid-for car stolen by one of the hoods in the employ of Lionel Meadows, the sadistic...

    Never Let Go
  • 1953
    The Oracle

    The Oracle

    The Oracle

    51953HD

    An Irish "oracle" foretells the next day's track results to a newspaperman, resulting in a national uproar.

    The Oracle
  • 1964
    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    A Jolly Bad Fellow

    5.51964HD

    An English professor decides that there are too many useless people in the world and invents a gas that will kill them off. But first they'll at...

    A Jolly Bad Fellow
  • 1955
    The Blue Peter

    The Blue Peter

    The Blue Peter

    61955HD

    A Merchant Navy hero of the Korean War returns to England after three years of captivity in Communist hands, his mind confused by brain-washing and...

    The Blue Peter
  • 1949
    Diamond City

    Diamond City

    Diamond City

    5.21949HD

    Set in the diamond fields of South Africa, Stafford Parker is a lawman trying to maintain a semblance of law and order in the "Wild South".

    Diamond City
  • 1942
    The Next of Kin

    The Next of Kin

    The Next of Kin

    51942HD

    Lots of slogans such as "Be like Dad, Keep Mum" and "Keep it under your Hat" are visible on the walls in various scenes to reinforce the plot of...

    The Next of Kin
  • 1961
    Echo of Barbara

    Echo of Barbara

    Echo of Barbara

    01961HD

    Barbara is the long-lost sister of no-good Mike Roscoe (Ronald Hines). Paula Brown (Maureen Connell) is the stripper whom Mike hires to pose as...

    Echo of Barbara
  • 1934
    Lady in Danger

    Lady in Danger

    Lady in Danger

    5.71934HD

    Dexter becomes involved in a revolution and is asked to hide the Queen. This leads to misunderstanding with his firm and his fiancee.

    Lady in Danger